SPA has filled 1,000+ of Malaysia's 1,400 needed nursing posts via open interviews & walk-in recruitment this year — but hundreds more urgent vacancies remain. 👩⚕️
All 5 Long Lellang FDS crash victims have been returned to their families, Sarawak police say — remains headed to Peninsular Malaysia, Miri and Kuching for burial as the case closes. 🕊️
As Malaysia turns 63, rural Sarawak still waits for equal healthcare, writes Dr Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri — urging a shift from short-term FDS contracts to Australia's decades-funded flying doctor model. 🇲🇾
FALSE: claims Taiping Hospital has zero housemen. Perak's govt says there are 93 at Malaysia's oldest hospital, calling the claim "completely untrue." ✅
Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran defends Health Minister Dzulkefly amid resignation calls over the Long Lellang FDS crash, saying the system's problems are decades old. 🏥
If Putrajaya legalises nicotine vape as a "trade commodity" to dodge the Poisons Act, MOH could cede tobacco control to KPDN entirely, CodeBlue reports. 🚬
Malaysia must rethink homes, workplaces & communities — not just hospitals — as its population ages, experts say at the 11th Malaysian Healthy Ageing Conference in Kota Kinabalu. 👵
🫁 AI could help Malaysia detect serious lung diseases earlier Malaysia’s Lung Health Initiative brings together care pathways for tuberculosis, COPD and lung cancer, supported by nationwide AI-assisted screening. The goal: shift from treating disease late to detecting it earlier—and offer the model for other ASEAN countries to explore.
Sarawak's health dept has opened a public fundraiser for the families of the 5 FDS helicopter crash victims, on top of ex-gratia payments & RM100k state donations. 🙏
Health Minister Dzulkefly proposed doubling the Flying Doctor Service allowance from RM30 to RM60 back in Nov 2025 — now under MOF/JPA review, aide says. 💰